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Judges 20:5-10

5AndthemenofGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1390roseH6965againstme,andbesetthehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004roundH5437aboutmebynightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915;metheythoughttohaveslainH2026,andmyconcubineפִּילַגְשִׁ֥יpi.lag.ShiH6370theyforced,andsheisdeadH4191.

6AndItookH270myconcubineבְּפִֽילַגְשִׁי֙be.fi.lag.ShiH6370,andcutוָֽאֲנַתְּחֶ֔הָva.'a.na.te.Che.haH5408herinpieces,andsentH7971herthroughoutallthecountryH7704oftheinheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;fortheyhavecommittedlewdnessandfollyוּנְבָלָ֖הu.ne.va.LahH5039inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Behold, yechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,allofyou,giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051hereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009youradviceH6098andcounselוְעֵצָ֖הve.'e.TzahH6098.

8Andallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971aroseH6965asoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manH376,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Wewillnotanyofusgotohistentלְאָהֳל֔וֹle.'o.ho.LoH168,neitherwillweanyofusturnH5493untohishouseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

9Butnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258thisisthethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697whichwewilldotoGibeahלַגִּבְעָ֑הla.giv.'AhH1390:wewillgoupagainstitbylotבְּגוֹרָֽל׃be.go.RalH1486;

10andwewilltakeH3947tenעֲשָׂרָה֩'a.sa.RahH6235menH376ofahundredלַמֵּאָ֜הla.me.'AhH3967throughoutallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andahundredוּמֵאָ֤הu.me.'AhH3967ofathousandלָאֶ֙לֶף֙la.'E.lefH505,andathousandוְאֶ֣לֶףve.'E.lefH505outoftenH6235thousandH505,tofetch victualsforthepeopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971,thattheymaydo,whenH834theycomeH935toGibeahofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144,accordingtoallthefollyהַ֨נְּבָלָ֔הha.ne.va.LahH5039thattheyhavewroughtinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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